The Coin Counting Book Chapter Summaries

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“The Coin Counting Book” by Rozanne Williams and published by Scholastic is a picture book that explains what coins are, what they are worth and how they relate to different coins. It first talks about pennies and what they are worth. It then goes on to having ten pennies and ask what does ten pennies equal to. Then the next page is a dime! It then shows the readers that you can also make 10 cents by five pennies and one nickel. It then goes on to explain that twenty-five pennies equals one-quarter! Then, like before, they explain that you can also equal one-quarter by having two dimes and one nickel. It even goes on to explain what a half dollar is and how you can use different combinations of coins to equal one-half dollar. Lastly, it talks about one dollar and how you can use different combinations of coins to equal one dollar.…show more content…
One NYS Standard would be 1.MD.3, which would be Measurement and Date: Tell and write time and money. The students would only use part of this standard by telling and be able to write and understand money. Students should be able to recognize and identify coins, their names, and their value. It could also fall under the NYS Standard 1.OA.3: Operations and Algebraic Thinking. Students should understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students will learn from this book how to add coins together and also they can learn how to subtract coins from each

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